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Getting Advanced Privileges on a NetApp

Getting Advanced Privileges on a NetApp

We have received a lot of emails with questions about Network Appliance (NetApp) devices and being able to use some advanced tools. We will periodically explore the standard and advanced tools, in future articles. To start with, it seemed to make sense to explore what commands were available via the advanced tools.

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To enable the advanced tools, first login to your NetApp, and enter:

netapp> priv set advanced

You will then see a warning, and a “*” next to the hostname to denote the advanced privileges:

Warning: These advanced commands are potentially dangerous; use
them only when directed to do so by Network Appliance
personnel.
netapp*>

When comparing the standard and advanced privileges, you will see the following commands become available (on NetApp Release 7.2.4):